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Unique Consumer Journey Maps
Conducted online discussion groups with three distinct caregiver audiences to build in-depth health journey maps to understand consumer experiences, inform future strategies for recruiting, and retain new employees and customers.
Segment and Personalize Pet Parents
Identified high-value Pet Parent segments with targeted strategies that fueled growth for the brand in the online pet supply market
Inspire Brand and Product Development
Assessed parent perceptions of a new children’s snack line, uncovering key insights into brand and packaging appeal that guided the product’s market growth
Enhance Retail Display Effectiveness
Optimized in-store displays by integrating customer feedback through online discussions, surveys, and in-person testing, enhancing shopper engagement and merchandising impact
Prioritize Features and Benefits
A dual-phased research approach with ethnographic research and conjoint analysis established an understanding of how knife customers shop the category
Evaluate Mobile Self-Checkout Behaviors
Evaluated shopper reactions to checkout-free technology, identifying key perceptions and barriers that informed strategies to improve customer engagement
Identify Personas for Cross-Team Use
Built rich consumer personas by uncovering lifestyle drivers, helping guide product development and strategic planning across agency partners
Map the Consumer Journey
A Consumer Journey Map detailed motivations, touchpoints, and barriers influencing consumers’ path-to-purchase for a premium apparel company
Define a ‘Day-in-the-Life’
A segmentation survey identified four distinct segments of the Medicare market and helped the client understand their audience, their lives, and their concerns
Unpack ‘Fresh’ for Baked Goods
Ethnographies and shop-alongs with Hispanic consumers to uncover sweet baked goods motivations and inform product and communication strategies for a global bakery supplier.
Confirm the Go-To-Market Campaign
Concurrent concept testing and campaign evaluation to determine the most resonant shopper marketing approaches for a motor oil brand across DIY and professional audiences.
Understand Mealtime Occasions
Used mobile qualitative research to capture real-time meal decision-making and inform menu development, packaging, and messaging for a quick service restaurant chain.
Design for Ease of Shopping
Online discussions and in-store shop-alongs to evaluate signage, product placement, and navigation for a grocery chain seeking to improve the shopping experience.